New Bike - It's here!

[Owlie]

Is the shifting done with levers, or a button, because you've still got that secondary lever? (Or is that just aesthetics?)

[AppleTree]

Isn't it true that you can ride faster on a pretty bike??

And that IS a pretty bike!!

[nscrbug]

Is the shifting done with levers, or a button, because you've still got that secondary lever? (Or is that just aesthetics?)

Owlie...the second lever is really just for "looks". The "buttons" are located on the sides of the levers. To go into a higher gear, you simply touch the button on the inside lever and to go into a lower gear, you touch the button on the side of the brake lever. It really is cool and I cannot wait until my bike is ready. I played around with Ui2 extensively in my LBS, and I am SO looking forward to never having to worry about a mis-shift or my painful, numb hands not being able to move the levers all the way. My DH and my fitter, think that electronic shifting will be a Godsend for me.

[Penny4]

Sounds a little bit like going from a stick shift car to an automatic....
Enjoy!

[Dogmama]

Owlie...the second lever is really just for "looks". The "buttons" are located on the sides of the levers. To go into a higher gear, you simply touch the button on the inside lever and to go into a lower gear, you touch the button on the side of the brake lever.

NSCR-the one that I "demo'd" was buttons also. But the actual set up is like the Shimano type shifters. The Ultegra has small levers but they push so easily that there might be a 1 inch throw to them, that's all. And the amount you have to push is like if you stroked a cat's ear - just about that amount of pressure.

[nscrbug]

NSCR-the one that I "demo'd" was buttons also. But the actual set up is like the Shimano type shifters. The Ultegra has small levers but they push so easily that there might be a 1 inch throw to them, that's all. And the amount you have to push is like if you stroked a cat's ear - just about that amount of pressure.

Hmm..that's interesting Dogmama. I guess I'll have to wait and see what the setup is on my bike. The bike I looked at in the LBS, was a Cervelo S5 that was an actual bike for sale on the floor...and I don't recall the shifter levers actually moving...but maybe I wasn't paying close attention to it. Thanks for the headsup on that!

[Owlie]

Owlie...the second lever is really just for "looks". The "buttons" are located on the sides of the levers. To go into a higher gear, you simply touch the button on the inside lever and to go into a lower gear, you touch the button on the side of the brake lever. It really is cool and I cannot wait until my bike is ready. I played around with Ui2 extensively in my LBS, and I am SO looking forward to never having to worry about a mis-shift or my painful, numb hands not being able to move the levers all the way. My DH and my fitter, think that electronic shifting will be a Godsend for me.

Ah. The levers are there to show that it's not low-end parts!